In “Negative Currency” the renowned art photographer David LaChapelle uses the concept of banknotes as a photographic negative image. By exposing and overlapping the front and backside of each banknote, he transforms the common asset (paper money) into a new icon of the 21st century (digital money, cryptocurrency). LaChapelle who started working on the Negative Currency series in 1990, was inspired by Andy Warhol’s One Dollar Note painting from 1962, and did the US-American currency first, followed by the Chinese Yuan (1990), Israeli Shekel (1990), Peruvian Pen (2015), Italian Lira (2015), and the Euro (2017). Highlighted by a rare coloration that is usually found in precious gemstones such as emeralds, rubies, opals and onyxes, each banknote in its negative design reveals an unseen beauty that comes along with a phosphorescent, mesmerizing character.
Since their first creation in 1990, these works have been artistic seismographs that have predicted and tracked the dramatic actions of the global financial world, and have provoked speculation about the time we live in.

Artwork comes framed and with a certificate of authenticity. Different sizes are available. Other Negative Currencies are available on request.